#1Famous people · Horn Lake
From 1861 to 2000, Horn Lake was the birthplace of 4 famous people
The best known is the American blues harmonica player Big Walter Horton, with articles in 21 languages. Nakobe Dean, the American football linebacker, comes second, with Darius Harris third. The list’s best known name, Big Walter Horton, dates from 1921. For its size the list is short: 1.5 for every 10,000 residents, against 14.3 in the typical Mississippi town.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Big Walter Horton
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Van H. Manning
Youngest
2000
Nakobe Dean
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Horn Lake
The three best known are all athletes.
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Through the years
When Horn Lake’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 1 births.
SportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Horn Lake is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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1 more, best known first.
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Of the towns around it, Southaven has the most on record: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Horn Lake and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- Big Walter Horton: David Goodwin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nakobe Dean: TigerNet.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Van H. Manning: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terence Davis: GamecockCentral, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons